Nominations Due: 2014 Unsung Heroes of Public Health Awards

November 3, 2014

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The Campaign for Public Health Foundation is pleased to announce the fifth annual Unsung Heroes of Public Health Awards. These awards are intended to highlight the return on investment of the nation’s disease control and prevention efforts, applaud inspiring public health leaders, and educate policy makers and others about how public health works to save lives, prevent injuries, limit disease outbreaks, and so much more.

Anyone can nominate a friend or colleague for one of the following public health awards:

The Rock in the Pond Award recognizes outstanding work on community- based or statewide public health programs that have shown great results.

The Wave Maker Award recognizes an individual for work on a successful and larger-scale (regional or global) disease control or prevention program.

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Register for the 2018 Preparedness Summit to attend a plenary session featuring federal leaders from ASPR, FEMA, CDC and Homeland Security discuss topics such as, Strengthening Health Security: Visions for a Prepared and Resilient Nation. New leadership within federal agencies responsible for the nation’s public health and healthcare preparedness enterprise will inevitably Read more →

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